Gallivanting in Quinte West!

What a great mother's day weekend! The weather was beautiful and warm. A great weekend to go for a hike or two.
On Saturday, we packed up the boys and made our way to Campbellford, Ontario. What a nice little town. The locals were very friendly. We went to Ferris Provincial Park. It's a small park but nice none the less. There we crossed over a suspension bridge built by CFB Trenton soldiers. Very cool. We also had a chance to see both the Chocolate and Cheese Factories. The goodies we bought were very good.

On Sunday, Jay made me a very nice breakfast. The weather was great again so we decided to make our way to Picton, Ontario. Our goal was to find "Bird House City". At first, we couldn't find the place. We saw a sign for "Lake on a mountain" Provincial Park which looked very interesting so off we went, up a mountain. What a spectacular view. We saw the Bay of Quinte from the mountain top. In the distance, we could see the Glenora Ferry. To my surprise there really is a Lake on the mountain. Kind of interesting to see. It was a gorgeous lake too. Very still. Lake on the Mountain is a natural curiosity: it has a constant flow of clean, fresh water, with no apparent source, 60 metres above Lake Ontario. Mohawks offered gifts to its spirits and settlers thought it was bottomless. We were able to score a map of Prince Edward County at the Restaurant by the lake.

From there, we tried to find "Birdhouse City". Now we have a map, it should be easy to find "Birdhouse City" in a small town like Picton. Well, somehow we missed our turn off and ended up taking the scenic route around the bay back into Picton. We came upon "Birdhouse City" by accident. Yippee! We found it! There must have been a hundred different bird houses and they all resemble historical buildings in the County. Very interesting to see. At this park, there was a mountain with trails on it. I had the bright idea that maybe we should climb it and see where the trails take us. This was not an easy mountain to climb. Austin managed to climb right up it no problem. Riley did well also. Must have been hard for Jay with Carter on his back. I was winded half way up! I need to get into shape.

From "Birdhouse City" we had a nice lunch at Subway. Then we made our way to "Millennium Lookout", a monument named in 2000.

What an adventurous weekend. Jay and I even squeezed in a date night - diner & driving range. I want to have more weekends like this one!

Soccer mom

Here's an update on Austin trying out for the competitive soccer team here in Trenton. Unfortunately, he did not make it. The odds were stacked against him from the start. He only made it to 2 try-outs and the second try-out, he was recovering from this FLU. We were told that the team "calls-up" players all the time, so, Austin will get his chance to play with them. I am now more involved then I thought I would be in soccer. I am now the coach of the under 10 boys house league team. I hope Austin is as excited about it as I am.

Goodies from Costco!

Check out what I baught from costco this weekend... 40 spools of ribbon for $9.99 and a pack of assorted 12x12 paper (one sided) for $15.99. Not a bad deal if you ask me.

Since making my mothers day cards, the flu has ravaged my house! I thought Flu season ended in April. I guess this is not the case in Trenton. Well, It's a pretty bad strain. I hope you don't catch it.

Big Blossom

Was out last night making mother's day cards. Well, I have 4 mothers. I guess that's what happen when parents divorce. My kids are pretty lucky, they get double spoiled. Back to the cards, I was very excited about using my "Big Blossom" stamp. I have never used it before. I think my card turned out well.

1st time blogger

Well.... Julie will be impressed. I manage to start a blog.
This is my 1st post so it will be simple and uninteresting. I am learning the ropes.
Thanks
Brandy